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September 9, 2015
2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: Wishbone by Elaine Burnes
Wishbone by Elaine BurnesLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (May 28, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562783
ISBN-13: 978-1939562784
Amazon: Wishbone
Amazon Kindle: Wishbone
It's 2004, the year same-sex marriage becomes legal in Massachusetts, the year the Red Sox break the curse, and the year everything changes for Meg Myers. Meg is an animal control officer who doesn't much like people and doesn't believe wishes come true. She grew up in state care, bouncing between foster homes and her alcoholic mother. Left physically and emotionally scarred, she is guarded about her past and pessimistic about her future. So she focuses on her job and her dream of opening an animal shelter. Meg's world is rocked by three women: Pam and her foster daughter, Violet; Gina, twin to Meg's best friend Jeff; and Samantha, the vet who shares an uncomfortable past with Meg. Through her relationships with these women, Meg is forced to explore mother-daughter bonds, loss and grief, and what defines friendship and gender in her quest to find security and love for the first time in her life.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: The Paths of Marriage by Mala Kumar
The Paths of Marriage by Mala KumarLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 334 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (September 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562589
ISBN-13: 978-1939562586
Amazon: The Paths of Marriage
Amazon Kindle: The Paths of Marriage
Lakshmi, a bright student who grew up in poverty, marries and immigrates to the United States from India to provide a better life for herself and her family. Clinging to her cultural realities, she forces her American daughter, Pooja, into an arranged marriage, creating a rift of resentment. Pooja's daughter, Deepa, is an out lesbian to everyone but her family. The woman Deepa loves presents an ultimatum-come out to Pooja or break up-and Deepa is forced to confront her greatest fear. Three generations of Indian and Indian-American woman navigate the harsh slums of Chennai to the bustle of New York City, struggling through a cathartic generational collision to try to come together as a family.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 GRL Featured Blog Tour: Charlie Cochet
Starting from June 1, 2015, I will daily feature authors attending the three conventions I will join, Euro Pride in Munich (July), UK Meet in Bristol (September) and GRL in San Diego (October). Moreover I'm taking part at the 2015 GRL Featured Blog Tour as Featured Blogger.
For the 2015 Featured Blog Tour, today author is Charlie Cochet: Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me today! A huge thank you to Elisa for hosting me as part of the GRL Blog Tour. This will be my fourth GRL experience and my second as a Featured Author. Going to GRL always requires a huge amount of preparation for me. I have a special GRL To-Do list that includes everything from wardrobe changes to swag preparation.
As a full-time writer, my at home wardrobe is very casual, so conferences are always exciting for me because I get to wear all the fun stuff I don’t get to wear while sitting behind my PC at home. So a few weeks before GRL when the full schedule is up, I print it out and I prepare my wardrobe changes. I set out everything I’m going to wear from my shoes to the color of my rose. Many of you are probably already familiar with my hair roses. I never leave home without them. So I arrange all my outfits and there are usually about two wardrobe changes in a day. Then there’s my costume for the costume party.
Aside the wardrobe prep, there’s the swag prep. That starts a few months before. Every year I have different pieces of swag. For many authors, this is one of the toughest parts to figure out. No one wants to have swag that will just get tossed away. Swag can get ridiculously expensive, so it’s a tough decision to make. I approach swag the way I do movie merchandise. I love movies, and when there’s a movie franchise I love, I love having little items from that movie, but items that I’ll end up using. For example, the lightsaber chopsticks Dex and Sloane have weren’t written into the book just because Dex is crazy about Star Wars. I actually own those chopsticks and they are so amazing. Whether it’s an Avengers or Captain America messenger bag, to a Sherlock or Agent Carter T-shirt, I love that kind of thing. So for my book swag, I look at it the same way.
When it comes time to coming up with swag, I look at my books and I try to think of fun “merchandise” that fit the books. Something a reader who enjoys the series would want to take home. With the THIRDS swag isn’t too difficult to come up with, but it is challenging to get the items I want and the quantities. I also have to consider the fact I need to ship these items. This year I have some cute and fun swag. I’ve got black shopper/tote bags with the Destructive Delta logo on them, THIRDS buttons, scented gummy bear highlighters, bracelets with charms, and character trading cards. A few of these items have limited amounts and not all will be on the swag table. The characters cards I’ll have with my at author events like the author lounge and signing for readers who’d like them, as well as some of the THIRDS Nerds buttons. New this year as well is a character art card with the whole team.
I’m so excited to be attending yet another GRL and can’t wait to meet up with everyone, old friends and new. If you’re attending and you’d like to say hi, don’t be shy. I love talking to folks!
Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5) by Charlie Cochet
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (August 3, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634763742
ISBN-13: 978-1634763745
Amazon: Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5)
Amazon Kindle: Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5)
Sequel to Rise & Fall
THIRDS: Book Five
As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. But his hard-lined approach always yields results, evident by his recent infiltration of the Coalition. Thanks to Ash’s skills and the help of his team, they finally put an end to the murdering extremist group for good, though not before Ash takes a bullet to save teammate Cael Maddock. As a result, Ash’s secrets start to surface, and he can no longer ignore what’s in his heart.
Cael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. Yet nothing he’s ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. Being in love isn’t the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From adventurous agents and sexy shifters, to society gentlemen and hardboiled detectives, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!
Currently residing in Central Florida, Charlie is at the beck and call of a rascally Doxiepoo bent on world domination. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.
Website: http://www.charliecochet.com
THIRDS HQ: http://thirdshq.com
Email: charlie@charliecochet.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charliecochet
Tumblr: http://charliecochet.tumblr.com
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/charliecochet
Twitter: @charliecochet | http://www.twitter.com/charliecochet
Newsletter: http://www.charliecochet.com/newsletter
( GRL Blog Tour Appearance Schedule )
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For the 2015 Featured Blog Tour, today author is Charlie Cochet: Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me today! A huge thank you to Elisa for hosting me as part of the GRL Blog Tour. This will be my fourth GRL experience and my second as a Featured Author. Going to GRL always requires a huge amount of preparation for me. I have a special GRL To-Do list that includes everything from wardrobe changes to swag preparation. As a full-time writer, my at home wardrobe is very casual, so conferences are always exciting for me because I get to wear all the fun stuff I don’t get to wear while sitting behind my PC at home. So a few weeks before GRL when the full schedule is up, I print it out and I prepare my wardrobe changes. I set out everything I’m going to wear from my shoes to the color of my rose. Many of you are probably already familiar with my hair roses. I never leave home without them. So I arrange all my outfits and there are usually about two wardrobe changes in a day. Then there’s my costume for the costume party.
Aside the wardrobe prep, there’s the swag prep. That starts a few months before. Every year I have different pieces of swag. For many authors, this is one of the toughest parts to figure out. No one wants to have swag that will just get tossed away. Swag can get ridiculously expensive, so it’s a tough decision to make. I approach swag the way I do movie merchandise. I love movies, and when there’s a movie franchise I love, I love having little items from that movie, but items that I’ll end up using. For example, the lightsaber chopsticks Dex and Sloane have weren’t written into the book just because Dex is crazy about Star Wars. I actually own those chopsticks and they are so amazing. Whether it’s an Avengers or Captain America messenger bag, to a Sherlock or Agent Carter T-shirt, I love that kind of thing. So for my book swag, I look at it the same way.
When it comes time to coming up with swag, I look at my books and I try to think of fun “merchandise” that fit the books. Something a reader who enjoys the series would want to take home. With the THIRDS swag isn’t too difficult to come up with, but it is challenging to get the items I want and the quantities. I also have to consider the fact I need to ship these items. This year I have some cute and fun swag. I’ve got black shopper/tote bags with the Destructive Delta logo on them, THIRDS buttons, scented gummy bear highlighters, bracelets with charms, and character trading cards. A few of these items have limited amounts and not all will be on the swag table. The characters cards I’ll have with my at author events like the author lounge and signing for readers who’d like them, as well as some of the THIRDS Nerds buttons. New this year as well is a character art card with the whole team.
I’m so excited to be attending yet another GRL and can’t wait to meet up with everyone, old friends and new. If you’re attending and you’d like to say hi, don’t be shy. I love talking to folks!
Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5) by Charlie Cochet Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (August 3, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634763742
ISBN-13: 978-1634763745
Amazon: Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5)
Amazon Kindle: Against the Grain (THIRDS Book 5)
Sequel to Rise & Fall
THIRDS: Book Five
As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. But his hard-lined approach always yields results, evident by his recent infiltration of the Coalition. Thanks to Ash’s skills and the help of his team, they finally put an end to the murdering extremist group for good, though not before Ash takes a bullet to save teammate Cael Maddock. As a result, Ash’s secrets start to surface, and he can no longer ignore what’s in his heart.
Cael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. Yet nothing he’s ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. Being in love isn’t the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From adventurous agents and sexy shifters, to society gentlemen and hardboiled detectives, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!Currently residing in Central Florida, Charlie is at the beck and call of a rascally Doxiepoo bent on world domination. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.
Website: http://www.charliecochet.com
THIRDS HQ: http://thirdshq.com
Email: charlie@charliecochet.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charliecochet
Tumblr: http://charliecochet.tumblr.com
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/charliecochet
Twitter: @charliecochet | http://www.twitter.com/charliecochet
Newsletter: http://www.charliecochet.com/newsletter
( GRL Blog Tour Appearance Schedule )
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September 8, 2015
2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: In the Stillness of Dawn by Laurie Salzler
In the Stillness of Dawn by Laurie SalzlerLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 226 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (May 2, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562295
ISBN-13: 978-1939562296
Amazon: In the Stillness of Dawn
Amazon Kindle: In the Stillness of Dawn
In this sequel to A Kiss Before Dawn, Chris Martel has recovered from her near fatal assault and has built Went Farm into a top-notch foaling farm. Under pressure from her partner Mary Jo Cavanaugh and her Gram, Chris hires Mitch Jordan to help with the additional workload. In the meantime, Mary Jo takes over Doc Hall's equine veterinary practice. The extra responsibilities of running a business leaves Mary Jo exhausted and with too little time for Chris. Chris and Mary Jo are feeling the stress in their relationship because of their non-connecting, busy lives. It doesn't help that Mitch is single, cute, and exceptionally good with the horses. Mitch eases some of Chris's loneliness and they become fast friends. But does Mitch want more? Can Chris and Mary Jo's relationship survive this latest challenge to their life together?
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: Kid by Doreen Perrine
Kid by Doreen PerrineLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (April 9, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562767
ISBN-13: 978-1939562760
Amazon: Kid
Amazon Kindle: Kid
In the wake of the discriminating Save Our Children campaign of the seventies, Lor's ex-husband threatens to snatch their daughter Andy out of her life. Under the veil of fake names, mother and daughter are forced to go on the run for five years. Their journey takes them to upstate New York where Lor is bolstered by a new circle of friends, a spunky and alluring librarian Jen, and the sweet taste of freedom. But Andy's father finally tracks them down. In fear of losing Andy forever, Lor must find the courage to fight to keep her child and break away from the stifling world of her past.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: All We Lack by Sandra Moran
All We Lack by Sandra MoranLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (March 24, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562929
ISBN-13: 978-1939562920
Amazon: All We Lack
Amazon Kindle: All We Lack
It begins with a bus crash. Maggie is a funeral director from Indiana who lives a double life. Bug is a ten-year-old boy in the Pennsylvania foster care system who is sent to live with an aunt he doesn't know. Jimmy is a former paramedic and prescription drug addict on his way to meet a woman he met online who thinks he's a successful doctor. Helen is a Chicago insurance investigator who is leaving her marriage in search of the woman she wants to be. Four strangers, all traveling to Boston in search of better lives, are tied together in ways they don't even realize. Each are trying to fill the void of what's missing in their lives. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to overcome all that we lack.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: Everything by Carole Wolf
Everything by Carole WolfLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 482 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (September 26, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562562
ISBN-13: 978-1939562562
Amazon: Everything
Amazon Kindle: Everything
Jolán Edmunds, an accomplished and well-respected classical violinist, dies suddenly and Myla, her daughter, is convinced she had killed her because she had wished her dead. Fiery and charismatic Jolán has many guarded secrets, particularly Rachel Cole, her lost true love. Rachel unexpectedly crosses Jolán's path and turns her life upside down as they rekindle their romance. Rachel tries to convince Myla she didn't cause Jolán's death but Myla doesn't believe her and wants to know everything. With Rachel's help, Myla pieces together her mother's startling past, all of which leads to the most devastating secret of all-herself.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: Blowback by Bev Prescott
Blowback by Bev PrescottLesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 222 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (September 5, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1939562686
ISBN-13: 978-1939562685
Amazon: Blowback
Amazon Kindle: Blowback
Meghan Blaney comes from a long line of self-sufficient, gritty Maine lobstermen. She knows a thing or two about hard work, loyalty, and sacrifice. When she put off going to culinary school so she could take care of her aging father, she never expected to be schlepping pancakes at a local diner a decade later. Nor did she plan to be living in an old house that was too small for her partner, Lauren, and her cantankerous father. Meghan's life becomes even more complicated when she agrees to let her ex-con brother, Scott, stay with them. He unwittingly brings the sordid underbelly of the fishing industry and one troublesome gun into their lives. Meghan quickly learns the hard way, despite everyone's best intentions, having a gun comes with its own unintended blowback.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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GRL: Vanessa North
Starting from June 1, 2015, I will daily feature authors attending the three conventions I will join, Euro Pride in Munich (July), UK Meet in Bristol (September) and GRL in San Diego (October).
For the GRL in San Diego, October 15-18, 2015, today author is Vanessa North: Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.
Further Readings:
Rough Road by Vanessa North
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (September 28, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626492999
ISBN-13: 978-1626492998
Amazon: Rough Road
Eddie Russell is many things: A wealthy pillar of the community. An outrageous flirt. A doting best friend. A masochist with a kink for brawling with his bedmates. But he is definitely not a man who invites intimacy. His friends are close but few, his lovers rarer still.
When Eddie runs his Mercedes off the road on a hot July afternoon, Wish Carver comes to his aid-and leaves his number in Eddie's phone. Wish, a road crew worker half Eddie's age and sexy as sin, seems fascinated by Eddie's different sides. Mutual attraction and compatible kinks ignite the sheets, but it's their connection outside the bedroom that Eddie begins to crave.
When the two come down on opposite sides of a local issue, Eddie finds his growing feelings for Wish at odds with his business interests and his devotion to his best friend, local wakeboarding legend Ben Warren. Torn between old loyalties and his new love, Eddie is reluctant to make a choice. But he knows he can't make Wish wait too long to make up his mind.
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For the GRL in San Diego, October 15-18, 2015, today author is Vanessa North: Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.Further Readings:
Rough Road by Vanessa North
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (September 28, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626492999
ISBN-13: 978-1626492998
Amazon: Rough Road
Eddie Russell is many things: A wealthy pillar of the community. An outrageous flirt. A doting best friend. A masochist with a kink for brawling with his bedmates. But he is definitely not a man who invites intimacy. His friends are close but few, his lovers rarer still.
When Eddie runs his Mercedes off the road on a hot July afternoon, Wish Carver comes to his aid-and leaves his number in Eddie's phone. Wish, a road crew worker half Eddie's age and sexy as sin, seems fascinated by Eddie's different sides. Mutual attraction and compatible kinks ignite the sheets, but it's their connection outside the bedroom that Eddie begins to crave.
When the two come down on opposite sides of a local issue, Eddie finds his growing feelings for Wish at odds with his business interests and his devotion to his best friend, local wakeboarding legend Ben Warren. Torn between old loyalties and his new love, Eddie is reluctant to make a choice. But he knows he can't make Wish wait too long to make up his mind.
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September 7, 2015
2015 Rainbow Awards Submission: The Art of Peeling an Orange by Victoria Avilan
The Art of Peeling an Orange by Victoria AvilanLesbian Erotic Romance
Paperback: 334 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (July 17, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1514257653
ISBN-13: 978-1514257654
Amazon: The Art of Peeling an Orange
Amazon Kindle: The Art of Peeling an Orange
What do you do when the love of your life has eloped with another woman on the eve of your wedding? The other woman is a famous beauty and their love story is splashed all over the tabloids, making you die inside. To add insult to injury, the man who has abandoned you is suddenly bursting with unusual creativity and his nude paintings of his famous wife sell like crazy. And when he dies unexpectedly, having left you a cryptic text message suggesting that you were always his one and only, where do you go? If you are Carly Rosen, a portrait artist with huge imagination, you use your art to charm your way across the inky River Styx and down to the Land of the Dead. There, faced with your greatest fear, you beg the powerful Hades for the life of your beloved. The Art of Peeling an Orange, set in sizzling, contemporary West Hollywood, is an erotic, risqué take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story’s powerful structure, colorful characters, and magical themes echo the ancient Greek myth of the lovers in the Underworld.
2015 Rainbow Awards Guidelines: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/rainbow_awards_2015.html
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